Volume 13 · Number 3 ·
Pages 341–347
Conflating Abstraction with Empirical Observation: The False Mind-Matter Dichotomy
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Abstract
Context: The alleged dichotomy between mind and matter is pervasive. Therefore, the attempt to explain matter in terms of mind (idealism) is often considered a mirror image of that of explaining mind in terms of matter (mainstream physicalism), in the sense of being structurally equivalent despite being reversely arranged.
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Kastrup B. (2018) Conflating abstraction with empirical observation: The false mind-matter dichotomy. Constructivist Foundations 13(3): 341–347. http://constructivist.info/13/3/341
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